2025 Solo & Ensemble MPA

SEMPA West - South Caldwell High School

Saturday, April 5th from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
SEMPA West Chair - Taryn Wooten - [email protected]

SEMPA East - Reagan High School

Saturday, April 5th from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
SEMPA East Chair - Tom Shoemaker - [email protected]
DATES & LOCATIONS
The plan is to have a SEMPA West and a SEMPA East to allow more convenient travel. These events will happen on two separate dates this year. 
  • The West event will be on Saturday, April 5th at South Caldwell High School from 9-4.
  • The East event will be on Saturday, April 5th at Reagan High School from 9-4.
  • If you plan on attending the event at Reagan, Reagan is also hosting a jazz festival on the same date for your jazz bands to participate in, if desired. ​
GENERAL INFORMATION
​If you have not heard of SEMPA before, here is some info:
SEMPA is an event where students can pick their own music and form their own ensembles to perform music for judges.  The event is very non-threatening and has a relaxed atmosphere to help the students have a fun and enjoyable experience.  My students have loved it in the past and I get more to sign up every year.  If you hesitate, think of the opportunity your students are getting by participating (i.e picking music on their own, forming a group to perform with, practicing on their own, practicing with others, practicing without you having to be told to, this is a great addition to scholarship/college application honors and awards, personal critique from a high quality educator).  There are tons of solo and small ensemble books to choose from and students have a great way of finding music they would like to play.
There is no limit to the number of students who can participate nor how many performances they can perform (we have had schools with over 60 performances).  There is no limit as to what they can play unless you as the teacher set those limitations.  We have had students play everything from "Scooby-Doo" to the Paul Creston Sonata for Alto Saxophone.
I hope to see you and lots of your students at SEMPA this year!
REGISTRATION & PAYMENT
The due date for registration will be Friday, April 4th. Your Registration Sheet should be sent to the Event chair of the location that you will be attending. See above for location chairs.
  • Use the Registration Form below to list all students. You will need to share the form with your respective Event Chair.
Send ALL checks to: Tom Shoemaker
West Forsyth High School
1735 Lewisville Clemmons Road
Clemmons, NC, 27012
Make checks payable to “NCMEA” with “SEMPA” in the memo line
  • The cost is $10 per Person per Solo or Ensemble. Each participant is $10 for every performance they participate in.
You will receive a confirmation email following your registration.  If you do not get a confirmation email, email your site Chair and verify that they received your registration. In that email, they will let you know what you owe. All directors will request a time frame that they want their students to perform. These requests are first-come-first-serve. ​